Sojourner House Inc

Analysis

Sojourner House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Roxbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sojourner House Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $928k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $690k to $1.1m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sojourner House Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Camry Group Homes Inc ($1.1m), Casa Calderon Inc ($1.1m) and The Parodneck Foundation for Self-H Elp Housing & Community DVLPNT Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $351k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 15 employees.